This is the stuff novels are made of! It suddenly dawned on me that this is the residual impact that The Bridges of Madison County has had on me. It made me pull over and take this picture! The book was much better than the movie, by the way. No surprise there.

Whenever I see a structure like this, that’s where my mind goes. Couldn’t help it, had to get this picture. I have one more thing to say about this picture of the bridges over Wahiawa — at the end of our blog Carnival.

As we give birth to another New Year, I just have to share something else I found in Wahiawa — something other than that bridge.

Evelyn (I) found it because she was looking for it! I really wanted to share this link about The Birthing of Hawaiian Royalty. This location has been a cultural fascination to me for a long time and I finally got to see Kukaniloko!

There are so many things about our culture that are not simply fascinating; there are sometimes things that are actually unknown to many of us.

I’m with Malia on that as we conclude this chapter. Before I let you go, I have to return to the photo of our bridge. Some may have noticed the Mylar balloon tied to the side of the bridge. There are flowers there as well. We all know what that means. We did not have a very safe driving record in 2010. Please, please, please drink at home and, even if you’re sober, remember to drive carefully so we can bring the highway death rate down this year! Stay safe no matter where you are! I want you all to hang around for a very long time. If you don’t mind.

Really, Becky??? That would be so cool! Thank you for the kind words. 🙂 I think you’ll like the book. It’s a quick read and it was something that amazed everyone when it first came out. Everyone got a copy and everyone was reading it. Darndest thing I ever saw!